The Tigers were the beneficiaries of a Pueblo Central wild pitch in a crucial situation on Saturday.

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, Wildcats pitcher Jericho Breyfogle was errant in his deliver to the plate and allowed Tigers sophomore Andrew Berger to plate the winning run.

Cañon City received two-hit days from R.J. Stainbrook and Logan Hilburn, while Blake Madone drove in two RBIs to pace the Tigers offense.

Sophomore Cody Simms pitched 5.2 innings, giving up three runs; two earned, and struck out four batters in a no-decision. Michael Kear earned the win out of the bullpen as he pitched 1.1 innings with one strikeout.

Cañon City improved to 6-4 overall and 4-1 in the South-Central League. The Tigers will now travel to take on Pueblo County at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Tigers Tennis Finishes Third At Hornet Invite

The Cañon City tennis team wrapped up a solid weekend at the two-day Hornet Invite tournament with a third-place finish out of the 12 teams in attendance.

The Tigers No. 1 doubles team of Josie Carochi and Kacey Ruona were tournament champions; while No. 1 singles player Erika O'Rourke and the No. 2 doubles pairing of Brianna Lloyd and Keilah Johnson earned second-place honors for Cañon City.

Cañon City also recorded fourth-place finishes from No. 3 doubles (Kaylene Squire and Brandi Ruona) and No. 4 doubles (Rachel Baker and Mikayla Vanhoutan) and had a chance for higher finishes, but each pairing lost in semi-final tiebreakers.

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"It was a good tournament for us and we got some good experience from it," Tigers coach Dan Heath said. "We lost some tie-breakers that would have changed some of the places, but I'd rather have those now and learn from them. It was great experience for the regional tournament."

Florence and Cañon City Track Teams Perform Well At John Tate Cup

Fremont County was fully represented Saturday at the John Tate Cup as Florence and Cañon City were amongst the 21 teams that filled Dutch Clark Stadium.

Cañon City boys took second overall, led by the sweep of Zac McCoy, named the meet's MVP, in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes. The Tigers 4X200-meter relay team of McCoy, Tyler Templeton, Trenton Stringari and Brandon Hayes earned a second-place finish.

The Tigers girls' team finished 16th overall and received a third place finish from Christine Conley in the 400-meter dash.

For the Florence girls, Morgan Weaver took third place in the 100-meter dash with a personal record time of 13.17 seconds. Taylor Holand finished third in the high-jump, while recording a sixth-place finish in the long jump and eighth place in the 400-meter dash.

MaKenna Green and Kendra Clear also posted top-five finishes for the Huskies. Green took third in the shot put with a throw of 32-feet-two-inches and fifth in the 100-meter hurdles, while Clear finished fourth in the discus with a personal record throw of 71-6.

The Huskies boys had top-five finishes from Matthew Miller and Ethan Bombardier. In the 110-meter hurdles, Miller took fourth with a personal record time of 18.08 and Bombardier finished fifth in the triple jump.

Cañon City will be back on the field this Friday for the La Junta Tiger Relays scheduled for a 10 a.m. start; while Florence will have a week off before competing at the El Paso County Small School Meet at 9 a.m. April 27., at St. Mary's High School.

Huskies Baseball Clobbers Salida in Double-Header

The Huskies roughed up Salida on Saturday twice as they swept the double-header with a combined run total of 46-7.

In game one, the Huskies held a narrow 2-0 lead going into the top of the fifth inning. Florence scored four runs in the fifth inning and then exploded for 10 runs in the top of the sixth inning to coast to the 16-4 final.

The offense was in sync from the beginning in game two for Florence as it scored 13 runs in the first inning and followed with 11 runs in the second inning to put Salida away early. The Huskies scored at least one run in each of the five innings to mercy Salida 30-3 in game two.